Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB864 by King, Phil (Relating to the regulation of the cloning of human beings; providing penalties.), As Introduced
The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Health and Safety Code by making the intentional engagement in human cloning punishable as a felony of the first degree.
A first degree felony is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 5 years, or in addition to imprisonment, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
It is assumed that the number of persons convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.